Each year, this event provides an opportunity for our community to come together and honor those among us who have worked to make UMD a better place for LGBTQ+ people. Whether you have been involved in the LGBTQ+ community at UMD or not, we encourage all to attend and celebrate the excellence and resilience of all graduates and award winners. All questions should be directed to Shantala Thompson at shantala@umd.edu.  

The Latina/o/x Graduation Celebration is a commemoration that recognizes Latina/o/x graduates at the University of Maryland. The purpose of the celebration is to highlight the success and achievements of Latina/o/x graduates as well as to establish an institutionally-acknowledged cultural space at the University of Maryland.

Join the UCC and Katie Gandy, the State Coordinator for Autism strategy, to discuss the past, present, and future of Autism in the workplace.

Come out for an opportunity to check out UMD’s Hispanic Finance Association and see what we’re all about! We’ll also be hosting BofA & PwC campus recruiters, fellow Smith peers, Smith OCD, and Dean Mullins.

Join us for a discussion with Professor June Thomas about her new book, Struggling to Learn An Intimate History of School Desegregation in South Carolina. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Julius B. Fleming and Professor Hoda Mahmoudi.

Join the Office of Transfer & Off-Campus Student Life (TOCSL) for their monthly Good Morning, Commuters FREE breakfast for transfer and commuting students!

We'll have bagels, muffins, fruit, coffee, and juice--as well as music and plenty of space for you to hang out with fellow off-campus Terps. So swing by the Atrium and get your Wednesday started right.

Lean On Me will be hosting Coffeehouse, an event where you can hang out with fellow Terps, eat food, drink refreshments, and win raffle prizes! Join us to promote mental health awareness, learn about the different mental health organizations on campus, and enjoy performances from talented UMD students! 

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The Teaching Enhancement Committee (TEC) invites you to join a “A Conversation about DEI initiatives at Smith." As a community, we continually seek to ensure that everyone thrives in a learning environment where differences are celebrated. To achieve this goal, the TEC is hosting a Zoom forum on Thursday, April 28, from 530pm - 630pm. Please join us to provide feedback and share constructive criticism on DEI initiatives at Smith. Connection instructions appear below.

Dr. Alison Cerezo will share recent community-partnered research projects that explore how intersectional discrimination impacts mental health and substance use among racial and ethnically diverse LGBTQ+ communities. Cerezo will also discuss intersectional approaches to health equity research, including qualitative and quantitative work. Cerezo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at University of California Santa Barbara.